R&D DevX Team Lead

If you're into online shopping (who isn't these days?), chances are you've crossed paths with Yotpo. We're all about eCommerce retention—helping brands of every size turn one-time shoppers into lifelong customers.

Think loyalty programs, SMS and email marketing, and reviews—it's what we do best. Plus, we've got more tricks up our sleeve.

With teams spread across the globe—from the US and Canada to the UK, Israel, Bulgaria, and Australia—we're growing fast. Our main mission? Delivering cutting-edge technology that sets new standards in the industry.

Sounds exciting? Then read on, because we’re looking for curious professional talents to be a part of building the future of the e-commerce industry.

At Yotpo, platform engineering is at the heart of scaling innovation. Our DevX team empowers developers to move faster, build smarter, and operate better, not just support them. Our R&D teams own their products end-to-end, and our job is to give them the tools to succeed.

In this role in our Platform Engineering group, you’ll shape how hundreds of engineers work daily, influencing everything from self-service platforms and golden paths to CI/CD pipelines and cloud architecture.

This is a highly impactful role where you’ll define and drive critical initiatives that truly move the needle.

You are:

• A leader with proven experience mentoring, coaching, hiring, and growing high-performing teams.
• An experienced backend engineer (5+ years) in Java, Ruby, PHP, or similar, with deep expertise in OOP, design patterns, and writing clean, maintainable code.
• A servant leader who fosters autonomy, promotes Agile best practices, and drives accountability and operational excellence.
• Skilled at leading cross-team initiatives, aligning stakeholders, setting clear goals, and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Highly proficient in microservices architecture, API-first design (REST, Messaging, Sync/Async), and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experienced (2+ years) with AWS, Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on with GitOps practices and building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins).
• Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).
  
  

• Experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Developer Productivity initiatives.
• Knowledge of Kafka / MSK / SQS, Spring Boot / Gradle, or Golang.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Background working in global or distributed teams.
  
  

• Define and promote self-service platforms (Backstage, Helm Charts) and Golden Paths for core services.
• Lead the adoption and evolution of developer experience tools like Okteto, SonarQube, LaunchDarkly, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deliver high-quality libraries, API guidelines, and documentation to accelerate developer productivity.
• Drive Agile adoption, foster collaboration, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Empower team autonomy, remove blockers, and champion operational excellence.
• Architect scalable infrastructure to maximize uptime, reduce incidents, and optimize costs.
• Track KPIs and developer satisfaction, and drive continuous, data-backed improvements.